humanizing

hu·man·ize

1. To portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes; make human: humanized the puppets with great skill.

2. To imbue with humaneness or human kindness; civilize: acts of courtesy that humanize life in a big city.

3.

a. To modify (a nonhuman compound, cell, organ, or organism) such that some of its components are replaced with human forms of those components, usually by means of genetic engineering.

b. To replace most of the variable region of (a monoclonal antibody from a nonhuman source) with a human sequence of amino acids so that the resulting antibody is more compatible with the human immune system.

He exerted himself, during his sojourn among this simple and well-disposed people, to inculcate, as far as he was able, the gentle and humanizing precepts of the Christian faith, and to make them acquainted with the leading points of its history; and it speaks highly for the purity and benignity of his heart, that he derived unmixed happiness from the task.

The nurses' tendency to freedom of thought and action could lead them at times to acting independently without consulting the other's position, even when their actions end up affecting them in positive or negative manner: We speak of humanizing as if we had been dehumanized and turned into machines that in front of patients repeat some tasks; we care for human beings and we are humans and the intention of humanizing is trying to say let's react because we are not giving patients visibility.

Understanding why humanizing one's brand can help a bank build stronger customer relationships is important for banks of all sizes and regardless of how they may have ranked in any of the latest customer satisfaction surveys.

And, as Howard Zinn teaches, grassroots, mass-based activism has had a greater effect on humanizing our society than electoral politics, as hard as that may be to accept in these dungeon days of George Bush.

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